The Leopard, Leamington Spa

This country pub is situated to the south of Leamington Spa on a B road heading towards the M40. It lies outside Bishop's Tachbrook village itself. There is quite a large car park with overspill areas and on entering you can instantly tell that this is more of a dining pub than a drinkers' pub. Arriving shortly after its midday opening, I approached a podium requesting me to wait there to be seated, as the two staff members were too busy talking to one another about organising the pub for the day, to be concerned with my entrance. But it wasn't long before they came to the bar to serve me. Doom Bar & Butty Bach are the regular beers. HPA was the guest beer. The interior is divided into a few different sections for diners. Although it's still fairly open plan. I chose a table adjacent to the bar and was surprised to see that another couple of ladies, who had walked in just after me, were also there just for a drink. After a constant stream to delivery men, another couple of workmen also turned up for a drink, with no sign of any diners at this early stage in proceedings. A modernised pub that was a disappointing start to my day in Warwickshire.

Official site of The Leopard, contains menus - www.leopardinn.co.uk

Official site of The Leopard, contains menus - www.leopardinn.co.uk